Stanford Researchers Discover Immune System's Rules of Engagement
Study finds surprising similarities in the way immune system defenders bind to disease-causing invaders.
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A New Way to Harness Waste Heat
Electrochemical approach has potential to efficiently turn low-grade heat to electricity.
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Why Eumelanin is Such a Good Absorber of Light
Researchers uncover secret of a ubiquitous pigment’s ability to absorb a broad spectrum of light.
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UT Arlington Particle Physics Team Awarded $2.5 Million Grant
The funding, which begins this month, represents a 25 percent increase from previous Energy Department base award grants to the College of Science’s Center of Excellence in High Energy Physics – a hearty recognition of the innovative ideas and research under way at The University of Texas at Arlington.
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Lighting the Way to Graphene-based Devices
Berkeley Lab researchers use light to dope graphene boron nitride heterostructures.
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A Tipping Point for Lignin
Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory offer a new view of an organic polymer often dismissed as a worthless by-product.
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CEBAF Beam Goes Over the Hump
The Continuous Electron Beam Accelerator Facility (CEBAF) at the U.S. Department of Energy's Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility has achieved the final two accelerator commissioning milestones needed for approval to start experimental operations following its first major upgrade.
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University of Houston Physicists Look for Answers to Questions about the Universe
Experiments involving neutrinos and leptons may offer answers to fundamental questions.
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Cyanobacterial Consortia Shed New Light on Phototrophic Biofilm Assembly
Model "microecosystems" used to study producer-consumer interaction networks in microbial mats.
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Ames Lab Creates Multifunctional Nanoparticles for Cheaper, Cleaner Biofuel
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Ames Laboratory has created a faster, cleaner biofuel refining technology that not only combines processes, it uses widely available materials to reduce costs.
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Plants' Oil-Desaturating Enzymes Pair Up to Channel Metabolites
Study raises possibility of linking up enzymes to tailor pathways for increased production of useful plant products.
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Berkeley Lab Develops Nanoscope to Probe Chemistry on the Molecular Scale
New technique uses infrared synchrotron light and atomic force microscopy to study batteries, cell membranes, stardust, and other complex systems on the nanoscale.
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